Baghdad, June 30 (RHC)-- The Sunni militant group leading a rebellion against the Iraqi government has declared a Muslim caliphate in the parts of Syria and Iraq under its control. ... More


Cairo, June 30 (RHC)-- Two bomb explosions have struck near Egypt's presidential palace in the capital, Cairo, leaving two police officers dead. According to the Egyptian Interior Ministry, a colonel was killed and several policemen injured on Monday when a bomb they were trying to defuse exploded.... More


Washington, June 30 (PL-RHC) -- Today at the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama received his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, discussing economic issues and ways to strengthen the relationship between the two nations.... More


Asuncion, June 30 (NNN-RHC) -- Floods caused by torrential rains have forced the evacuation of 200,000 people living near the Paraguay and Parana Rivers. ... More


Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department abandoned a probe of the private military firm Blackwater in Iraq after a company official threatened to kill the government’s chief investigator. ... More


Gaza City, June 30 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have killed one Palestinian and injured three in strikes on the Gaza Strip. ... More


Caracas, June 30 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said over the weekend that his country and China have developed a strategic partnership after 40 years of diplomatic relations.... More


Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is asking Congress for fast-track authority and additional funding to speed the deportation of migrant children fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. ... More


Montevideo, June 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Uruguay promulgated the bill which incorporates Bolivia as the latest member of MERCOSUR, the South American group made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.... More


Baghdad, June 28 (RHC) – The Iraqi army, backed by thousands of tribal gunmen and volunteer forces, has retaken full control of the northern city of Tikrit from the Takfiri militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). ... More


Santiago de Chile, June 28 (PL-RHC) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet meets Monday with her U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, in Washington. ... More


Gaza City, June 28 (RHC)-- At least two Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli drone strike on the besieged Gaza Strip.... More


Islamabad, June 28, (RHC), – At least 17 Pro-Taliban militants have been killed in the Pakistani army’s most recent offensive on militant hideouts in the country’s tribal region. ... More


Quito, June 28 (PL-RHC), -- Ecuador managed to destroy 4 million marijuana and some two million poppy plants between 2004-2013; therefore the United Nations declared the country free from illegal drug crops, according to a report presented in Quito.... More


Moscow, June 28, (RHC), – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of encouraging Ukraine to challenge Moscow and heavily weighing in on the European Union.... More


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